CO129-556-13 Traffic in arms to China 6-1-1936 - 13-1-1937 — Page 85

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In any further communication

u this subject, please quote

No. F 2670/7/10

and address-

not to any person by name

but to-

"The Under-Secretary of State,"

Foreign Office,

London, S.W.1.

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Sir,

RECEIVED

29 JUN 1936

C.O.

C. O. DEGY

FOREIGN OFFICE

S.W.1.

27th June, 1936.

With reference to Colonial Office letter No. 53548/36

of the 11th May, regarding the export of arms and ammunition

from Hong Kong to Macao, I am directed by Mr. Secretary Eden

to state that he would be glad if the Governor of Hong Kong

might be consulted as to the possibility of confining the

export of war material to the Government of Macao or their

accredited agents. Mr. Secretary Ormesby-Gore will be aware

that in the case of this country licences are only granted for

the export of war material to Governments or their accredited

agents.

2. It is stated in your letter under reference that war

material may at present be exported from Hong Kong to any

firm in Macao on production of a permit from the Government of

Macao. Mr. Eden is unaware whether war material is in fact

manufactured in Hong Kong but if this is not the case it is

not clear to him how firms in the colony are able to obtain

war material for re-export, since he presumes that war

material is only allowed to be imported for the use of the

Government. It is, however, noted from the summary enclosed

in your letter that the only export of war material to Macao

during the years 1934 and 1935, consisted of nine machine

guns, and that the remainder of the arms and ammunition listed

belongs to categories which, in the case of this country, are

normally allowed to be exported to private firms of good

standing.

The Under-Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

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